American Justice on Trial

In one of the "trials of the century" and with startling relevance to today, Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton faced the death penalty for killing a white policeman in a pre-dawn car stop in 1967 Oakland. While Newton and his maverick attorneys boldly indicted racism in the courts and the country, and a groundbreaking jury led by a historic Black foreman deliberated Newton's fate, the streets of Oakland and the nation were set to explode if the jury, as expected, returned a verdict of murder.

-Film at 7PM-
-Panel Discussion Following The Film-

Oakland historian and podcaster LIAM O'DONOGHUE
Producer/Creator LISE PEARLMAN
Director ANDREW ABRAHAMS,
Oakland civil rights attorney JOHN BURRIS
Huey's brother MELVIN NEWTON